In spite of the title, a fairly light read looking at the way history is used by politicians and radicals to further their ends. She outlines some interesting historical myths used in recent history to justify some horrendous actions - Serbia, post-Vichy France - as well as instances where governments have refused to listen to historical experts with specialized knowledge of countries - U.S. policy in the Middle East, especially Iraq.
She also discusses the issues around current governments acknowledging responsibility and apologizing for actions done in the past in different times with different values. There are two sides to this coin.
Worth a read, but if you are a thinking consumer of the news and history, not much new here.
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